Thermodynamic System and Air Parcels Quiz

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What does the image below represent?

A thermodynamic system

A travel mug

A means for isolating fluids

A helpful abstraction for a parcel of air (correct)

In the context of atmospheric science, what is a thermodynamic system?

A specific part of the universe separated from the rest of the universe by boundaries (correct)

A tool for analyzing cloud development

A device to measure temperature changes

A method for isolating different types of gases

In the context of atmospheric stability, what does cold air above warm air indicate?

Conditionally unstable

Unstable (correct)

Neutrally stable

Stable

What type of contrasts cause vertical motion in the atmosphere?

Density Signup and view all the answers

What is the name for the change in temperature/size of an air parcel without addition or removal of heat?

Adiabatic process Signup and view all the answers

What is the value of dry adiabatic lapse rate?

$10°C$ per $1000 m$ Signup and view all the answers

What happens to a rising air parcel as long as it remains unsaturated?

It expands and cools by 10°C per kilometre Signup and view all the answers

What determines stability in the atmosphere?

The temperature of a rising air parcel compared to the temperature of the surrounding environment Signup and view all the answers

What serves as a proxy for density in the atmosphere?

Temperature Signup and view all the answers

What is an absolutely stable environment characterized by?

ELR < Saturated adiabatic lapse rate Signup and view all the answers

What does a radiosonde measure and transmit?

Pressure, temperature, and humidity Signup and view all the answers

What provides the vertical profile of the horizontal wind in the atmosphere?

Radiosonde Signup and view all the answers

What occurs when the environmental lapse rate is less than the saturated adiabatic lapse rate?

An absolutely stable atmosphere Signup and view all the answers

When are air parcels colder than the surrounding air expected to behave?

Sink Signup and view all the answers

In what type of environment does air parcels warmer than surrounding air tend to do?

Rise Signup and view all the answers

When is the local environment considered unstable?

When temperature in the atmosphere decreases faster than temperature of rising air parcel Signup and view all the answers

In the context of atmospheric science, what is a thermodynamic system?

A specific part of the universe separated from the rest by boundaries Signup and view all the answers

What does cold air above warm air indicate in the context of atmospheric stability?

Conditionally unstable Signup and view all the answers

What type of contrasts cause vertical motion in the atmosphere?

Density Signup and view all the answers

What serves as a proxy for density in the atmosphere?

Temperature Signup and view all the answers

What occurs when the environmental lapse rate is less than the saturated adiabatic lapse rate?

Clouds form as air rises and cools Signup and view all the answers

What is an absolutely stable environment characterized by in the context of atmospheric stability?

Vertical motion is often adiabatic Signup and view all the answers

In the context of atmospheric stability, what serves as a proxy for density in the atmosphere?

Altitude Signup and view all the answers

What occurs when the environmental lapse rate is less than the saturated adiabatic lapse rate?

A stable atmosphere Signup and view all the answers

What does a radiosonde measure and transmit in the atmosphere?

Pressure, temperature, and humidity Signup and view all the answers

When are air parcels colder than the surrounding air expected to behave in the atmosphere?

They sink Signup and view all the answers

What type of contrasts cause vertical motion in the atmosphere?

Temperature contrasts Signup and view all the answers

What is an absolutely stable environment characterized by in the context of atmospheric science?

ELR < Saturated adiabatic lapse rate Signup and view all the answers

What is the name for the change in temperature/size of an air parcel without addition or removal of heat?

Adiabatic process Signup and view all the answers

What does cold air above warm air indicate in the context of atmospheric stability?

Unstable environment Signup and view all the answers

What type of environment does air parcels warmer than surrounding air tend to experience in the atmosphere?

Stable environment Signup and view all the answers

What is an absolutely stable atmosphere characterized by?

Environmental lapse rate less than saturated adiabatic lapse rate Signup and view all the answers

Thermodynamic System and Air Parcels Quiz

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Questions and Answers

What does the image below represent?

In the context of atmospheric science, what is a thermodynamic system?

In the context of atmospheric stability, what does cold air above warm air indicate?

What type of contrasts cause vertical motion in the atmosphere?

What is the name for the change in temperature/size of an air parcel without addition or removal of heat?

What is the value of dry adiabatic lapse rate?

What happens to a rising air parcel as long as it remains unsaturated?

What determines stability in the atmosphere?

What serves as a proxy for density in the atmosphere?

What is an absolutely stable environment characterized by?

What does a radiosonde measure and transmit?

What provides the vertical profile of the horizontal wind in the atmosphere?

What occurs when the environmental lapse rate is less than the saturated adiabatic lapse rate?

When are air parcels colder than the surrounding air expected to behave?

In what type of environment does air parcels warmer than surrounding air tend to do?

When is the local environment considered unstable?

In the context of atmospheric science, what is a thermodynamic system?

What does cold air above warm air indicate in the context of atmospheric stability?

What type of contrasts cause vertical motion in the atmosphere?

What serves as a proxy for density in the atmosphere?

What occurs when the environmental lapse rate is less than the saturated adiabatic lapse rate?

What is an absolutely stable environment characterized by in the context of atmospheric stability?

In the context of atmospheric stability, what serves as a proxy for density in the atmosphere?

What occurs when the environmental lapse rate is less than the saturated adiabatic lapse rate?

What does a radiosonde measure and transmit in the atmosphere?

When are air parcels colder than the surrounding air expected to behave in the atmosphere?

What type of contrasts cause vertical motion in the atmosphere?

What is an absolutely stable environment characterized by in the context of atmospheric science?

What is the name for the change in temperature/size of an air parcel without addition or removal of heat?

What does cold air above warm air indicate in the context of atmospheric stability?

What type of environment does air parcels warmer than surrounding air tend to experience in the atmosphere?

What is an absolutely stable atmosphere characterized by?

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